When Stevie Ray Vaughan passed away in 1990, he left a void in the world of young blues musicians. Over the past twenty years we have seen the emergence of many talented blues guitarists. Here are ten of the most influential blues guitarists to come along over the past couple of decades.

Do you agree with our choices? Voice your opinion in the comments section. Joe Bonamassa Out of all the people on this list, Joe Bonamassa is probably the most successful modern blues guitarist in the past twenty years. Bonamassa has been playing the blues since he was a little kid, catching the attention of B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.

Joe and producer Kevin Shirley have used the young guitarist's inspired blues guitar playing as a springboard to incorporate other genres as well, most notably heavy rock music, like the 2009 hit “The Ballad of John Henry.” When Joe performs live, his two most impressive blues numbers include the Jeff Beck cover “Blues Deluxe” as well as the acoustic “Woke Up Dreaming” which tend to go on for up to ten minutes with just Bonamassa and his guitar alone on stage. Joe Bonamassa covering Gary Moore's “Midnight Blues” on his.

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John Mayer Who would have thought that John Mayer would turn out to be such a blues aficionado when he first appeared on the music scene in 2001 with his first album Room For Squares? Many music fans dismissed Mayer as yet another singer-songwriter catering to broken hearted teenagers. But as Mayer's career progressed it became obvious that he was actually a blues man at heart, especially from his appearance at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004 where he preceded his song “City Love” with a very inspired four minute blues intro built around Jimi Hendrix’s “Machine Gun” riff. Speaking of Hendrix, Mayer approaches the blues in the same way as the late guitarist did, fretting the bottom note of barre chords with his thumb, and embellishing the chords like Hendrix on “Little Wing.” If you're not familiar with Mayer's blues antics, a good place to start is the John Mayer Trio album Try! From 2005, where Mayer play alongside bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan. Jack White If there ever was a modern blues purist, Jack White is it. White uses a minimum of effects, and goes the vintage route most of the time.

His setup is little more than a guitar plugged straight in to an amp, aside from an occasional fuzz pedal or some pitch shifters that he would use a lot in his work with The White Stripes. It might not be obvious on the surface, but The White Stripes were essentially a blues band. Aperture 3 Free Download For Mac Full Version. On their first album they covered the Robert Johnson penned “Stop Breaking Down” as well as the folksong “St.

James Infirmary Blues.” Once you catch on to their blues roots, it becomes obvious that it defines everything The White Stripes did, and all that Jack White has done since. For example, listen to the excellent “Will There Be Enough Water?” from Horehound, the first album by The Dead Weather. Eric Gales Out of the guitarists on this list Eric Gales is the one who first made a name for himself in the early ‘90s. What is perhaps most interesting about Gales is that he is a right-handed guitar player who plays guitar as a lefty.

Gales' brother is left handed, and so he simply taught Eric to play the same way. Gales play a right-handed guitar that he flips over so that the thick strings are on the bottom and the high strings on top. Dan Auerbach Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney from The Black Keys have taken the blues to a new level. The duo started out playing straight ahead blues on their first three recordings, as well as the Chulahoma EP, but have since progressed to incorporate the blues within a more modern setting.

Perhaps the biggest contribution of The Black Keys is that they introduce their young fans to the blues tradition that initially inspired The Black Keys themselves. Davy Knowles At only 25 years old, blues guitarist and singer Davy Knowles from the Isle of Man has already released two albums. The latest of which, Coming up For Air, was produced by Peter Frampton.

Davy has toured all over the States, originally as part of the trio Back Door Slam. He gained many fans as the opening act for Chickenfoot on their 2009 US tour. Davy plays the blues with the sincerity of someone twice his age, just listen to his cover of the Blind Joe Reynolds song 'Outside Woman Blues' from his first album Roll Away, and the song 'Riverbed' from Coming Up For Air.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Shepherd released his first album Ledbetter Heights in 1995 when he was only 18 years old. Aside from a foray in to heavy rock territory with The Place You’re In in 2004, Shepherd has stayed true to the blues. In 2007 he released a CD/DVD combo entitled 10 Days Out: Blues From the Backroads on which he traveled the deep south seeking out old grandmasters of the blues and recording with them.

Recommended listening: Kenny Wayne Shepherd covered Jimi Hendrix’s 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' and released it as an all instrumental B-side to 'Blue on Black' in 1997. This hybrid between Hendrix's version and Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover clearly illustrate who Shepherd's two main influences are. Derek Trucks While not simply just a blues guitarist, Derek Trucks still belong on this list since much of his music is deeply rooted in the blues. Trucks cites blues greats such as B.B. King and John Lee Hooker among his influences. In 2007 Trucks was invited to perform on Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival where he played alongside Johnny Winter, a great pairing since both are great slide guitar players in their own right.

Jonny Lang Jonny Lang rose to fame around the same time as Kenny Wayne Shepherd. His 1997 sophomore album Lie To Me was a huge hit for Lang, when he was only 16 years old. It gave him the opportunity to tour with Aerosmith on their Nine Lives tour. Aside from his very skilled vibrato-tinged guitar playing, what was most notable about Lang at the time was his mature voice that sounded more like a man in his forties than that of a teenager.

Lang carried on the blues tradition on his third album Wander This World, with the excellent opening track “Still Rainin',” but has since drifted more towards soul and gospel music. Rick Springfield Rock Of Life Rarely Travles. Ben Harper Just like with Derek Trucks, Ben Harper's style of music span many different genres, with blues being one of the underlying inspirations. Although he's a multi-instrumentalist, Harper's signature instrument is playing acoustic slide guitar. Just listen to songs like “Homeless Child,” “Whipping Boy,” and “I Want To Be Ready” for a taste of how Harper incorporates the blues in his music.

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Ibanez manufactures effects, accessories, amps, and instruments in Japan, China, Indonesia and in the United States (at a Los Angeles-based custom shop). Currently, there are nearly 165 models of bass guitar, 130 acoustic guitars, and more than 300 electric guitars. In the 1960s, Japanese guitar makers started to mainly copy American guitar designs, and Ibanez-branded copies of, and models started to appear. This resulted in the so-called period.

During this period, Ibanez produced guitars under the Mann name to avoid authorities in the United States and Canada. [ ] Hoshino Gakki introduced Ibanez models that were definitely not copies of the Gibson or Fender designs, such as the and the Roadstar series. The company has produced its own guitar designs ever since. The late 1980s and early 1990s were an important period for the Ibanez brand. Hoshino Gakki's relationship with guitarist resulted in the introduction of the and the models; after the earlier successes of the Roadstar and Iceman models in the late 1970s/early 1980s, Hoshino Gakki entered the market with the, a lower-priced version of their JEM series. Hoshino Gakki also had semi-acoustic, nylon- and steel-stringed acoustic guitars manufactured under the Ibanez name.

Most Ibanez guitars were made by the FujiGen guitar factory in Japan up until the mid- to late 1980s, and from then on Ibanez guitars have also been made in other Asian countries such as Korea, China, and Indonesia. During the early 1980s, the FujiGen guitar factory also produced most of the, including the -style Roland G-505, the twin-humbucker Roland G-202 (endorsed by,,,, Yannis Spathas, Christoforos Krokidis,,,, and ) and the Ibanez X-ING IMG-2010. And Starfield were guitar and bass brands owned by Hoshino Gakki. In the 1970s, Hoshino Gakki and Kanda Shokai shared some guitar designs, and so some Ibanez and have the same features. The Greco versions were sold in Japan and the Ibanez versions were sold outside Japan.

From 1982, Ibanez guitars have also been sold in Japan as well. Guitar brands such as and Mann shared some Ibanez guitar designs.

The Antoria guitar brand was managed by JT Coppock Leeds Ltd England. CSL was a brand name managed by Charles Summerfield Ltd England. Maurice Summerfield of the Charles Summerfield Ltd company contributed some design ideas to Hoshino Gakki and also imported Ibanez and CSL guitars into the from 1964 to 1987. The Maxxas brand name came about because Hoshino Gakki thought that the guitar did not fit in with the Ibanez model range and was therefore named Maxxas by Rich Lasner from Hoshino USA.

The 'lawsuit' guitars [ ]. Mid-1970's 'Lawsuit Era' solid body, Set neck, Mann/Ibanez electric guitar Harry Rosenbloom, founder of the (now-closed) Medley Music of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, was manufacturing handmade guitars under the name 'Elger.'

By 1965, Rosenbloom had decided to stop manufacturing guitars and chose to become the exclusive North American distributor for Ibanez guitars. In September 1972, Hoshino began a partnership with Elger Guitars to import guitars from.

In September 1981, Elger was renamed 'Hoshino U.S.A.' , retaining the company headquarters in as a distribution and quality-control center. On June 28, 1977, in the, a lawsuit was filed by the, the parent company of, against Elger/Hoshino U.S.A.' S use of the Gibson design and logo. Hoshino settled out of court in early 1978 and the case was officially closed on February 2, 1978.

After the lawsuit, Hoshino Gakki abandoned the strategy of copying 'classic' electric guitar designs, having already introduced a plethora of original designs. Hoshino was producing their original Artist models from 1974, introducing a set-neck model in 1975. In 1977, they upgraded and extended their Artist range and introduced a number of other top-quality original designs made to match or surpass famous American brands: the Performer and short-lived Concert ranges which competed with the Les Paul; through-neck Musicians; Studios in fixed- and through-neck construction; the radically shaped Iceman; and the Roadster which morphed into the Roadstar range, precursor to the popular era in the mid-1980s. The newer Ibanez models began incorporating more modern elements into their design such as radical body shapes, slimmer necks, 2-octave fingerboards, slim pointed headstocks, higher-output electronics, humbucker/single-coil/humbucker (H/S/H) pickup configurations, locking tremolo bridges and different finishes.

Guitars [ ] Sub-brands [ ] Ibanez J. Custom The J.

Custom series are the most exclusive and high-end custom shop guitars Ibanez offers. They are 'Envisioned to be the finest Japanese-made guitar in history'. Built by some of the most skilled luthiers Ibanez has to offer, they 'represent every advance in design and technology Ibanez has developed over the last 20 years'. They feature aftermarket pickups (Seymour Duncan Jazz & Custom 5 in the 6 string model and DiMarzio PAF-7 pickups in the 7 string model,) 5 piece maple/wenge necks with Titanium reinforcement rods, a rosewood fingerboard with a tree of life fret board inlay, and Edge Zero tremolo systems. Ibanez Prestige The Prestige guitars are Ibanez's top of the line models that are built in Japan. They feature higher quality materials, high craftsmanship, and higher quality bridges compared to other models. Ibanez Premium The Premium guitars are similar to other models but are built in Ibanez's Indonesian premium factory to premium quality standards.

The Ibanez Gio are Ibanez' budget guitars, designed for high playability at low costs. Many high end Ibanez guitars are recreated in the more affordable Gio form, such as the RGA and ART models.

Custom USA custom range. Late 1980s to mid-1990s.

Also known as Ibanez LACS ( Custom Shop), services only their endorsed artists today. Solid body electric guitars [ ]. A 2012 Ibanez RG3250MZ The main characteristics that are common among all Ibanez RG guitars (RG stands for Roadstar Guitar [ ]) are that they feature 24 frets and use thin necks, known as 'Wizard', which allows for faster playing. The RG features a line up of guitars with both floating tremolo systems and fixed bridge systems. Ibanez RGA The Ibanez RGA was introduced at a time when the Ibanez RG series only had tremolo bridges.

Since then, the RG series has introduced fixed bridge models, but Ibanez still produces the RGA series with an arched top to differentiate from the RG series. The arched top allows for added comfort while playing the guitar. Ibanez RGD The Ibanez RGD guitar was developed for heavy metal guitar players. The RGD features a 26.5' scale which allows for lower than standard guitar tuning while retaining standard string tension without use of thicker gauge strings. It also features an extra deep scoop cut on the lower horn for easy high fret access. Ibanez currently makes two Ibanez RGD Prestige models. Custom modified 2005 S470 The Ibanez S (Saber [ ]) guitar has an extremely thin body made out of mahogany, and is available in 6, 7 and 8-string models.

They may come with either 22 or 24 frets, depending on year of manufacture. The standard line currently have Wizard III necks that are slightly wider and thicker than the original Wizard.

All S models have bodies that are thicker in the middle where the pickups are, and taper off towards the outer edges. The guitars use ZR (Zero Resistance), Lo-TRS, and variants of the Edge bridge system as well as fixed bridges. Ibanez currently makes 8 Prestige S-Series guitars. Ibanez DN The Ibanez DN guitar (DN stands for Darkstone [ ]) was developed for heavy metal guitar players. The main features of the DN are that it has a set-in neck for speed and playing comfort, medium frets, and coil tapped pickups. This guitar is currently discontinued.

Ibanez X The Ibanez X guitars are Ibanez guitars that feature unconventional and unique body designs. An example would be the Ibanez Xiphos, which is stylized to look like the letter X. For all X guitars currently available and for more information, check the. (as of 2013, variations may be: and, 100, MTM10) [ ] Ibanez Artist (AR) The Ibanez Artist guitars were designed for heavy playing such as for heavy metal or traditional rock. The Artist ARZ is a single cutaway, 24 fret, 25' scale guitar that features a wide variety of bridges and pickups depending on the specific models. The Artist ART is a single cutaway, 22 fret, 24.75' scale guitar that features a hard tail bridge.

[ ] The Ibanez AR is a reissued series originating from the 70s. The AR series features a set-in neck, double cutaway, with 22 frets on a 24.75' scale. Ibanez FR The Ibanez FR is a simple body type guitar that is designed to be played in many genres. Ibanez Mikro The Ibanez Mikro series are small form factor [ ] guitars designed for children, beginners, or guitar players looking for a guitar that is easy to transport. Hollow body electric guitars [ ] The first Ibanez Artcore models were released in mid-2002 whose goal was to offer an affordable range of full-hollow and semi-hollow body guitars that appealed to entry level guitarists who were unable or unwilling to pay big money on high-priced guitars.

Ibanez Artcore Custom. Headstock from an ARTCORE series guitar The Artcore Custom is Ibanez's flagship model for the Artcore series. The bodies of the guitars are made of maple, the neck has a set-in construction type, and features wood control knobs and hand rolled frets. Ibanez AK The Ibanez AK is a guitar designed for jazz and blues type playing. It features a slim set-in neck with a body designed to easily access the higher frets. The AK is easily distinguishable by its sharper lower body horn (Florentine?) that other Artcore guitars do not have. [ ] Production signature guitars [ ].

• Ibanez R series, also known as the Radius series, are famous for having lightweight aerofoil-profiled bodies. The main endorser was before he was given his own Signature JS series. The Radius series is now discontinued. • RT series – Superstrat design with 24 frets. Discontinued in 1994. • RX series – Superstrat design but with 22 frets instead.

Discontinued in 1998, and currently only exists as GRX (budget model of RX series). • AX series – Extreme version of the artist model, aimed towards metal players – currently only exist as GAX model and Guitar Center exclusive model. • Axstar (a.k.a.

Axstar by Ibanez) – discontinued • – Ergodyne series – discontinued • MC – Musician series – Discontinued – Neck-through construction (except for MC-100, which has a bolt-on neck), with 24 frets (two octaves) – As with the Artist models of the late 1970s, some of these guitars were equipped with trisound switches, and some models (MC 400 and MC 500) were equipped with active electronics. • ST – Studio series 1977–82 offset double cutaway ranging from bolt on to fixed and through necks with pairs of V2 distortion humbuckers. 24 frets and 25.5' scale. • CN – Concert range 1977–79 like a bolt on neck Artist with slightly offset cutaways.

• IC – Iceman a radical shape endorsed and used by Paul Stanley, Various pickup combinations. • BL – Blazer series 1980–82 – fixed bridge strat-like with maple necks and mahogany or ash bodies sporting 3 single coil pickups (Super 6 or BL) or 2 Super 70 humbuckers. • ARC-100/300 (Retro Series) • ARX-100/300 (Retro Series) • AR-100/200 (black vintage top) • V Series – Flying V's – discontinued • – Ibanez's full and semi-hollow guitar line, with some models discontinued since their debut in 2002.

• and – A modern remake of the Ibanez Rhythm maker, vintage looking and sounding guitars. • Radius series – discontinued, a modified version is now taken over by the signature series which features a multi-radius neck. • EX Series – Manufactured in Korea.

• PL – • RR – Rocket Roll • DT – • IC – • Series – discontinued • CN Concert Series – This was a short lived series produced in 1978 then discontinued soon afterwards. It features an double cutaway body with two humbuckers, a hard tail bridge and a bolt on neck. The top end model (the CN250) was one of the earliest guitars to feature 'half vine' fingerboard inlays. • Power II series (540PII) - extended length lower cutaway, wide (1 3/4')nut,available in H-H or H-S with edge trem. Often erroneously assumed to be an Alex Skolnick signature model due to his picture in the 88-89 catalogue with a 540PII. Primarily released for the Japanese market, although it has the Bensalem Penn. • AFD – Artfield • GR –, arched-top double cutaway design.

24​ 3⁄ 4' scale length. Most notably played. • ICJ100WZ – Signature • – Signature • Signature • AH10 – Signature • LR10 – Signature • JP20 – Signature • MFM – Signature • VM1 – Signature • FGM – Signature • JPM – Signature • RBM2NT – Signature • DMM1 – Signature • MMM – Signature • RS1010SL – Signature • STM1 – Signature • and – Signature Bass guitar models [ ] SR (Soundgear) Series Middle-class model range in the new millennium, though it included expensive high-end and top-of-the-line Japanese models in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Later top offerings were branded as Signature and SR Prestige models for clearer segmentation, and all non-Prestige model production moved outside Japan. Current models from the SR250 and up feature soapbar-style humbuckers with active EQ. SR Prestige High-end versions of the Ibanez Soundgear (SR-5004/5/6 & SR-4004/5/6) Bass Guitars made in Japan using exotic woods and high-quality custom pickups & new 'PWC-III' Power Curve III 3-band EQ with EQ bypass switch to bypass the electronics and take the bass signal directly from the pickups to the output jack. All Japanese-built current production models are in the Prestige series. SR Premium Nordstrand pickups.

• ARTCORE Series- Archtop Basses • AFB200 – Hollow-body bass guitar • AGB200 – Semihollow-body bass guitar • ATK Series • ATK 300 4 string model • ATK 305 5 string model • ATK 1200, the Prestige version of the standard ATK, has extra neck pickup • ATK 800E, to be released in 2012, a Premium version of the standard ATK. Has extra neck pickup • ATK 805E, to be released in 2012, a Premium version of the standard ATK. Has extra neck pickup, 5-string model • Blazer • BTB (Boutique Bass) Series • BTB 400QM (discontinued) • BTB 406QM (Special Edition 6 String Model) • BTB Prestige – High-end range which are made in.

• Series - Bodies made from polymer. • EDA Series • EDB Series • EDC Series • EWB Series • GARTB 20 • GATK 20 – More affordable version of the ATK. • GAXB Series (discontinued) • GSR Series- A lower-cost version of the Soundgear Series • GSR 100 – The original GSR bass guitar (Discontinued) • GSR 100 EX • GSR 105 EX • GSR 180 • GSRM 20 • GSR 250 M • GSR 200 • GSR 200 FM – The GSR but with different color designs such as sunburst. • GSR 205 – Nominated for Ibanez's 'Best of Model' award • GSR 205 FM • ICB (Iceman) Series • JTK (Jet King) Series • JUMPSTART Series- Similar to the GSR Series, named for the Jumpstart Pack which comes with amp and other accessories. • Musician Series • ROADGEAR Series • SRX (Soundgear) Series • EX series • Roadstar Series • S series • TR Series Signature basses [ ] A custom 5-string Soundgear design w/ 'K5' Inlay centered on 12th fret. It was based around a late-1990s then-top-of-the-line Soundgear SR885 owned by the artist, retaining the shape and electronics, but with different colour options and a change of woods to suit his preferences.

Early models were Japanese-built, but production later moved to other Asian countries, around the same time Japanese models were rebranded with the Prestige moniker and positioned as the absolute top of the line. Main article: Serial numbers [ ] Serial numbersoz100500461 oz100500461 Ibanez Serial Numbers (non Acoustic) Japanese Ibanez Serial Numbers 1997 and after (CE logo designation) • F = • YYXXXXX format • YY = year (98=1998) • XXXXX = production number 1987-1997 • F = FujiGen • H = Terada • I = Ida Gakki (Iida) • YXXXXX format • Y = year (2=1992) • XXXXX = production number 1975-1986 • MYYXXXX format • M = Month (A = January to L = December) • YY = year (82=1982) • XXXX = production number Most Ibanez models with this serial number format were made by FujiGen Gakki. Exceptions are the Ibanez Blazer models which were made by Dyna Gakki and the Axstar by Ibanez models AX40, AX45, AX48, AXB50, AXB60, AXB65, AX70, AX75 which were made by Chushin Gakki. The Ibanez Axstar AXB1000 model was made by FujiGen Gakki. Korean Ibanez Serial Numbers C =, S = (1990–1995), S/SQ =, P = Peerless (Iida), Y = Yoojin, A = Sae-In. • LTD., HOSHINO GAKKI CO.. Retrieved 2017-05-17.

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Scale: 564mm/22.2' External link in work= () •. Archived from on 2013-01-19. The Artcore Custom is the flagship of the Artcore series, featuring beautiful maple bodies and maple/walnut set-in neck construction, producing a warm yet punchy tone. Wood control knobs and matching pickguard enhance the exquisite appearance of the Artcore Custom. Hand-rolled frets for ultimate playablity •.

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